It's time to wax on and wax off to improve your beat 'em up skills, as The Karate Kid: Street Rumble kicks its way onto the PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintend??o Switch, and PC on September 20, 2024. This retro-style brawler relives the original movie trilogies' sights and soun??ds in pixel style.

This beat 'em up, like TMNT: Shredder's Revenge and the upcoming Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind has some gorgeous 16-bit graphics. Fittingly, it will also?? have a chiptune soundtrack.

The Karate Kid: Street Rumble will feature 12 levels with up to four-player local co-op. You can play as Daniel Russo, Mr. Miyagi, Kumiko, and Ali Mills. The confirmed bosses that will challenge you along ?the way include Johnny Lawrence, John Kreese, and Terry Silver, amo??ng others. Hopefully, fear does not exist in your game room.

C??onfirmed levels for this gam??e so far include Topanga Beach, West Valley High, Cobra Kai Dojo, and the All-Valley Tournament. We'll be venturing into Okinawa as well.

Something to keep in mind is this is coming from publisher GameMill Entertainment, which doesn't have the best track record. The last adaptation from this franchise Cobra Kai 2: Dojos Rising, currently has a 41% rating on Steam from a meager 41 user reviews.

The Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl series from GameMill Entertainment is fairly decent, however. "Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 is worth trying out," said our review.

The Karate Kid: Street Rumble is ta?rgeting September 20 for PlayStation, Xbox, ?Switch, and PC.

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Developers Cradle Games and Raw Thrills as well as publisher GameMill Entertainment revealed today that the classic arcade game Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Arcade: Wrath of the Mutants is coming to PC and consoles on April 23, 2024. This expanded version of the arcade beat-em-up marks the first time Wrath of the Mutants is available outside of arcade format.

In Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Arcade: Wrath of the Mutants, players can jump into the action solo or local co-op as Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello, or Michaelangelo. Based on the 2012 Nickelodeon series, Wrath of the Mutants takes place across a variet?y of environments including Coney Island and Dimension X as players try to defeat the Foot Clan and arch-nemesis Shredder.

All the turtles are voiced by their original voice actors: Seth Green, Sean Astin, Rob Paulsen, and Greg Cipes??.

I'm not gonna lie, I've invested some quarters—who am I kidding, dollars—into this one at Dave and B?usters over the years. It will be tempting to just knock out a few levels from time to time. However, even though local couch co-op is a nice touch, It's a bit of a bummer not having the option for online co-op.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Arcade: Wrath of the Mutants launches on April 23, 2024 on PC, PlayStation 4,? PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch for $29.99.

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Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 is indefinitely an improvement over the original. Like Aang learning all four of the elements, developer Fair Play Labs has created a more comprehensive package for ??this game.

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 (PS4, PS5 [reviewed], Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PC, Nintendo Switch)
Developer: Fair Play Labs
Publisher: GameMill Entertainment
Released: November 7
MSRP: $49.99

Fun Smash-like gameplay, elevated from the first

Every character's moveset has been recreated from scratch (except for a ha??ndful of moves sticking around). That effort from the developer has paid off. While the gameplay isn't as refined as its contemporaries, each special? attack feels more suited to the platform fighter genre. Both Korra and Aang use all of the elements rather than just one as well.

The new characters also bring some entertaining elements to the game. Azula unleashes her lightning and flame-focused attacks in an acr??obatic fashion. Meanwhile, Jimmy Neutron's?? moveset revolves around his gadgets and his pet robot dog, Goddard.

Despite many positives, the game still feels somewhat awkward. Jumping in the air still feels floaty, and the impact of some moves feels too muted. What does help the gameplay, though, is the addition of the dodge roll and shield. They add more strategy to the overall flow and fit right in. Each character's shield looks different, as opposed to the Super Smash Bros. series. Garfield, in this instance, hug??s a pil?low.

Unfortunately, while playing the Arcade mode, the AI can be dumb. It jumps off the stage and accidentally falls to K.O. itself. This has happened around three to five times during my time with Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2.

A graphical upgrade

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 looks far better than the first game. The characters are more expressive, and the lighting upgrade is gorgeous. For example, SpongeBob grins when he lifts his two hands up for an up??ward attack. Aang also looks angry whenever he charges an earth attack.

I love fighting on Jellyfish Fields because it's so vibrant and brighter than the original. You can see the sunlight glimmering within the?? water. Additionally, you'll notice Bikini Bottom in the background. This amount of detail wasn't in the original. The graveyard stage also looks stunning with a darker atmosphere and a hint of light from a lamppost.

However, there are still some issues to address. Most "Final Smash" attacks that have been added to the sequel seem rushed and don't have the animation quality of the overall game. Aang's Final Smash attack, for example, lacks the impact of the four elements fusing into an almighty beam. On the ot?her hand, there are some funny final smash attacks, like Ren blowing up the entire planet and Reptar rampaging through a burning city.

While the overall game looks much better than the first, there are some technical issues. In one instance, the victory screen didn't show the character, and I had to restart the game to get back to the menus. Some ??of the hitboxes? are also too big, leading to less exciting and frustrating matches.

New modes in Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2

There's a single-player story mode that features rogue-like gameplay. Danny Phantom villain Vlad P?lasmius has corrupted characters across the Nick universe. To save them, you'll need to defeat them in combat. Each run lets you purchase upgrades with the currency you gain. These are fun as you gain a damage percentage and use buffs.

Part of what makes buying upgrades fun is the interaction between characters. For example, the Cabb?age Merchant gets freaked out by Aang and Azula showing up. If you've watched the show, you'd know the Last Airbender ruined this poor guy's shop (by accident) while getting chased by the Firebenders.

The bosses are a bit of a mixed bag. They can?? be fairly tough and have certain interesting patterns to avoid. However, I?? found that too many of them stood still for a long time, letting me take out a quarter or even a half of their health before they activated another attack. As a result, I didn't feel satisfied after taking out the bosses.

However, it is funny to see Aang commenting that he's unhappy about taking out a spirit like SpongeBob SquarePants' Flying Dutchman.

Overall, this mode had me playing the game for hours in one sitting. I loved getting new characters for this campaign and evil costumes for the roster.

Finally! A good platform fighter that has great online!

I've played Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 with a friend of mine from the other side of the continent. I live in Western Canada, and my mate is from an Eastern U.S. state. Thankfully, while playing this game, it was as if he was playing next to me. The connection is flawless, and I'm so happy to play a platform fighter with him. He refuses to play Super Smash Bros. Ultimate with me due to the sloppy connection.

Unlike the last game, this sequel supports cross-play. This means someone on the PS5 can check out the game with a PC player. You'll need to copy a password down, and then you can join your pal in a lobby. It works well, but you have to make sure that cro?ssplay is on. For some reason, my Eastern American friend had the crossplay feature off by default.

There's full voice acting, but man, the music's just okay

One of the major complaints of the original game, when it was released, was that it lacked voice acting. It was later added in an update, but the second game received this feature from day one. Most of the actors,?? like Rob Paulsen and Billy West, reprise their roles, and they sound fantastic. There are some unique voice lines in the campaign as well, which is a neat touch.

Unfortunately, the so-so music doesn't match up to the outstanding voice acting. While it gets the general gist of the atmosphere around the stages, most of the tracks bore me. There are some standouts, though, like the Jellyfish Fields and Campaign themes. The second is grand and epic, while the first maintains the charming vibes of the SpongeBob SquarePants show. I also lik??e the mariachi-fueled "Miracle City Volcano."??

It would be neat if the next game could get the official music from each of the series rather than making original tracks that fail to meet the? mark.

Perhaps GameMill Entertainment could hire composers to remix memorable songs like Avatar: The Last Airbender's "Peace Excerpt" or SpongeBob SquarePants' theme music like Nintendo does with Super Smash Bros.

Is Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 worth playing?

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 is worth trying out. The new movesets make this game more exciting than the original, and the online netcode is surprisingly stellar. If you want to check out All-Star Brawl 2 alone, the campaign mode ?is compelling enough to play it for hours. While the music is disappointing to listen to, the new voice acting does add so much to the game.

[The publisher provided one PS5 code and one PC code to the writer]

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Platform fighter Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 has been delayed both digitally and physically, publisher?????????????????????????? GameMill E?ntertainment announced on Tuesday. The digital release has been pushed to November 7, while the physical version is going all the way back to December 1.

"Our release date will be moving slightly as the team looks to put the finishing touches on Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2," said GameMill Entertainment. No further detail was p??rovided on what finishing touches th??ey're adding to the game.

A fighting game needs to be pinpoint accurate. Otherwise, it will fail to land with its audience. For example, Street Fighter V had what felt like a rushed launch. The roster was ?lacking in characters, and there wasn't a classic Arcade Mode on day one, either. It didn??'t impress long-time fans.

Those who buy the digital version between November 7-14 get a bonus Patrick's Elastic Waistband costume, says the official X/Twitter account. The publisher has also confirmed in a reply ?that the Switch version will only have a code inside, not a cart??ridge.

Making the finishing touches

Despite the Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 delay, the game is releasing with new characters in the sequel, including Squidward and Jimmy Neutron. Some veterans are returning too, like SpongeBob SquarePants and Aang from Avatar: The Last Airbender.

The returning characters receive an overhaul with new abilities at their disposal. There are also super attacks within the combat and an all-new roguelike campaign mode to sin??k your teeth into. Hopefully, the sequel will improve upon the initial game's issues.

"Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl is obviously in no position to take the platform fighter throne right now, but I think the teams at Ludosity and Fair Play Labs have created a very good blueprint for what could be a very great franchise," said our 7/10 review for the original game. "If Super Smash Bros. is a celebration of all things Nintendo, I don’t see why an All-Star Brawl 2&nb?sp;couldn’t be a celebration of all things Nickelodeon."

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Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2's official release date is November 3, as an??nounced by the game's Twitter page on Tuesday. You can now wishlist the platform fighter on Steam, and digital pre-orders will go live in October.

This out-of-the-blue announcement for the Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 release date does not mention any special editions. However, we know the game's content-packed already. The sequel adds a new roguelike single-player campaign: you'll be fighting Danny Phantom villain Vlad Plasmius as you explore the Nickelodeon universe. Furthermore, the Steam page shows bosses like SpongeBob Squarepants' King Jellyfish, and the presentation overall looks inspired by the World of Light mode from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

On the same Steam page, publisher GameMill Entertainment claims "Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2’s roster is better than ever, with even more variety in how each unique character plays," Some characters like Helga seem to be cut while newer entrants like Squidward and Jimmy Neutron take center stage. Fo those that made it, every character is getting a revamped moveset in Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2. The visuals and audio have also been improved with "new animations, modes, stages, mechanics, [and] taunts." Similar to Super Smash Bros. Brawl, this follow-??up introduces new supers for each character as well.

These new features may improve the review score for the game. The original currently has a middling 63-71 Metacritic rating, based on the platform.

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 heads for the PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Nintendo Switch, and PC on Novembe??r 3.

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After being announced in July, a launch date has been locked for Skull Island: Rise of Kong. Everyone's favorite colossal ape brings the fight to PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and Steam on October 17, 2023. A new trailer is here to set up the story and preview the beastly beatdown to come. 

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Hot on the heels of the Netflix animated series, Skull Island: Rise of Kong takes inspiration from Joe DeVito's King Kong of Skull Island stories. You'll be tasked with avenging Kong's parents, who fell prey to the ruthless predator Gaw. As the trailer shows, that vengeance is doled out through powerful combos and finishers. Kong can pick up new abilities over the course of the story, taking out huge boss monsters along the way. 

[caption id="attachment_400314" align="alignnone" width="640"] Screenshot via GameMill Entertainment[/caption]

Seeing red

There are some key differences between the versions of Skull Island: Rise of Kong that will be available at launch. The standard edition includes the main game for $39.99. If you want a bunch of extras along with it, though, you'll have to shell out $49.99 for the digital Colossal Edition. On top of extras like various color schemes for Kong and a boss rush mode, this version includes ?exclusive film grains.

That's right, for ten bucks more you can swap between eight types of film grains. One attempts to mimic the look of Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack's 1933 King Kong film, for instance. Another aims for the '70s Kong style, and there's also one that tints the screen red for a "rage mode" aesthetic. An orchestral soundtrack and a gallery of in-game artwork round out the package. 

My most prominent video game memories of Kong involve the notoriously easy King Kong on Xbox 360. That one was a guaranteed 1000 for anyone looking to up their Gamerscore in the cheesiest way possible. And hey, it was alright! We'll have to see if Skull Island: Rise of Kong passes t??hat not-so-lo?fty bar when it drops in October.

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GameMill Entertainment has lifted the lid off of Flu Games The Walking Dead: Destinies. And, uh, they probably should have waited until it cooked for a bit longer before showing it off.

Basing itself off the popular AMC adaptation of The Walking Dead comic book series, The Walking Dead: Destinies promises to be a narrative-focused game that lets you rewrite the events of seasons 1-4 with your actions. I guess a lot of st??uff happened in those seasons. I don’t know, I didn’t watch the show. It sounds like if your favorite character died and you want them? to stay alive, you might have the option to do so here.

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I’m not saying the game looks terrible, but this trailer is absolutely awful. One of the first scenes has a pair of gun-toting dudes approach some sort of compound. They look out over th??e fi?eld, and there’s a bunch of watch towers that don’t have any textures. What’s funny is that the same watch tower model is shown later on in the trailer, but on that occasion, it has textures. There’s also compression all over the video that is so heavy that I had to double-check to make sure I didn’t have it set to 480p.

The game itself looks pre??tty rough. The graphics seem a couple of generations behind, which I don’t usually mind, but it’s not like the art style was adapted to make up for it. It just looks kind of gross. It could be good, it’s just this trailer certainly doesn’t make it look that way. They probably should have, uh�framed it better.

The Walking Dead: Destinies is coming to PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Switch, ?and PC. There’s no release date, but they’re already saying it will b??e $49.99.

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Developers Ludosity and Fair Play Labs have just revealed Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2, the follow-up to its 2021 Super Smash Bros.-inspired brawler All-Star Brawl.

On top of all the memes that you can spot right now in the trailer, publisher GameMill Entertainment announces it has improved upon the original game in every way. The original character roster and stages are returning, and they've all gone through a mega glow-up.

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDlOIc9HsyA

What's new in the All-Star Brawl?

There's also going to be a lot of new stuff. Expect new characters, mini-games, and even a whole?? new single-player campaign. Both Squidward and Jimmy Neutron are con?firmed for the roster this time around, too.

In the campaign, players will be up against Vlad Plasmius of Danny Phantom fame as he tries to conquer the whole universe. The daunting task will hopefully turn easier with the addition of new "Supers", which similar to the "Final Smash" moves from Super Smash Bros., are ultimate moves mea??nt to get rid of your foes in epic fashion.

The new minigames are Pinch the Blimps, Whack-a-Bot, and Irken Armada Bootcamp Survival. ??We still don't know what their gameplay will be like exactly. We do know, however, that you can play them either with friends or by yourself against the world as you strive to get to the top of the global leaderboard.

All characters in All-Star Brawl 2 will now have voices, which is nice, as the first game received criticism for its lack of voices. All-Star Brawl 2 will feature talent like Tom Kenny and Bill Fagerbakke from SpongeBob SquarePants.

All-Star Brawl 2 comes out later this year. It will also have full cross-platform play for Nintendo Switch, Pla?yStation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xb??ox Series X|S, and Steam.

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Oh Boy

[Update: The official PlayStation Blog has now confirmed that June's PlayStation Plus titles are indeed God of War, Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl, and Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker. All three titles will be available to add to your library ???until July 5.]

In what has now become a regular monthly event, the next PlayStation Plus offerings have been leaked ahead of their official announcement �As noted by regular spoiler billbil-kun of Dealabs, June will see PS Plus subscribers bag themselves copies of Sony's God of War, Gamemill's Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl, and Bandai Namco's Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker.

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=Np1jPkg3R6Q

Assuming that the leak is genuine, (and there's very little reason to believe it isn't), the three titles will be available to download from June 7 until July 5. The June titles will replace May's offerings of EA's FIFA 22, Focus Entertainment's Curse of the Dead Gods, and Gearbox Publishing's Tribes of Midgard, so be sure to secure?? your license for these thr??ee titles before they vanish for good.

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Yl-_LYD0ik

Jun??e will also see Sony launch its revamped PlayStation Plus subscription service. The new service offers three distinct subscription tiers �Essentials, Extra and Premium �which will afford access to a rotating library of PlayStation releases on PS5, PS4, PS2, and the original PlayStation, dependent on your membership. Sony will continue to offer up a monthly selection of "to-keep" titles for all subscribers, regardless of their respective subscription tier.

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ypgtAyjSCo

For more information on the new PlayStation Plus service, see our previous report right here.

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DE-STROY THEMMM!

Players enjoying the knockabout run of GameMill Entertainment's Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl will be stoked to?? hear that a new star has joined the battle �The Shredder. The long-time nemesis of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is now ready to rumble and available t??o download on all platforms. Best of all, the nefarious evildoer is free of charge to all players!

You can check out the supervillain in action ?in t??his new trailer.

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSIxWDBJ9SU

While TMNT has its fair share of bad dudes, not one is nearly as iconic as the steely masked Oroku Saki, better known �and feared �by his enemies as The Shredder. A skilled martial arts master with an obsessive, bloodthirsty personalit?y, Shredder is the arch-enemy of the Heroes in a Half-Shell and their master, Splinter, with whom Saki shares a long-time vendetta. Shredder has amassed a private army, The Foot Clan, in order to? conquer the global crime scene and permanently eradicate his enemies.

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruNM6J_G-6c

The Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl iteration of Shredder is surprisingly fast, with a variety of long-range dash attacks set to catch opponents off-guard. Shredder is as lethal in the air as he is on the ground, showing off an air-cutting somersault attack to slice 'n' dice anyone foolhardy enough to challenge him in the skies. While the video shows Shredder battling his TMNT enemies, such as Michaelangelo and April O'Neil, it's impossible not to rub your brains at the thought of him scrapping with Helga from Hey Arnold... o??r... frickin'... Garfi??eld. What a bizarre game.

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl is available now on PlayStation, PC, Xbox, and Ni??ntendo Switc??h platforms.

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He was number one!

Nickelodeon's platform fighter is adding a little more variance to its current roster. Today, it was announced that Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl would be ?getting some free costumes added to the game, letting these Nick characters sport some new looks i?n fights.

The trailer (via IGN) says this free costume DLC will add new looks for every character in Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl. The costumes are live for every platform but Nintendo S?witch now. Switch owners will get th??e DLC later on this month.

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2RiMmscG0c

The costumes range from retro looks for the Teenage Mutant Ninj?a Turtles to alternate looks that characters sported in their own series. I'm particularly fond of SpongeBo??b getting the 'Smitty Werbenjagermanjensen' hat. It's a good hat.

Others are just the additon of a hat or other piece of costume characters wore during their run. Though I will say, when it came to Korra's alternate option, I was hoping it would be the short-hair look she sports at the end of Legend of Korra. If we can't get Kuvira in this game yet, let's at least get tha??t.

//?twitter.com/Ni?ckBrawlGame/status/1466489849045663744

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl was a pleasant surprise when it was first announced, mashing up famous Nickelodeon characters in one big platform fighter. The end result, however, hasn't been received so well. The online play is great, but the lack of voice acting was a major drawback, alongside lack of alternate colors. At least the costumes ??should he??lp address the latter.

Meanwhile, the platform fighter genre looks like it's going to get even more crowded with the announcement of MultiVersus, the Warner Bros.-themed platform fighter. With Super Smash Bros. Ultimate development come to an end, it seems like everyone's inching in for the spot. If you're still playing Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl, o??r if you were at one point and have since stopped, let me know below if these costumes are enough to bring you back.

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